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Celebrating Christmastide

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Christmastide (also Christmas or the Christmas season) is one of the seasons of the liturgical year of most Christian churches. It tends to be defined (with slight variations) as the period from Christmas Eve to the Epiphany. This period is also commonly known as the Twelve Days … Continue reading →

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Trivia Facts about Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

**Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye starred in 1954’s White Christmas. But did you know that the movie was the first one to be made in Vista Vision? **The Philippines celebrated Christmas as long ago as 1280-1320 A.D. That was 200 … Continue reading →

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Body Snatching and Resurrectionists

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Body Snatching was the removal of bodies from graveyards, usually for the purpose of using the corpses as cadavers for the 19th Century medical schools. Those who practiced body snatching were referred to as resurrectionists or resurrection-men. As opposed to … Continue reading →

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King George III’s Children – Part 2

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Before succumbing to his illness, George III had a sometime tempestuous relationship with members of his family. The king’s second son, Prince Frederick, Duke of York, found himself in a scandal, along with his mistress, Mary Ann Clarke. They were … Continue reading →

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The Children of King George – Part I

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

George III’s and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz’s many children and grandchildren included: (1) George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales (and later King George IV) was the heir apparent (1762-1830). George IV married Caroline of Brunswick.  Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales was their … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen and The British Royal Navy

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

In referring to the cult-like following of those who extolled all things involving Admiral Horatio Nelson, Jane Austen once wrote, “I am sick of Lives of Nelson.” Yet, the author always appreciated the lives of men in the Royal Navy. … Continue reading →

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Northanger Horrid Novels

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

I wanted to introduce our visitors to what are known as the Northanger Horrid Novels, seven early Gothic examples of fiction. These books were among the many published by Minerva Press in the late 1700s and early 1800s. William Lane … Continue reading →

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Remembering the 1970 Marshall University Plane Crash

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

A Memory of the Marshall University Plane Crash Originally Posted on November 14, 2010, by reginajeffers This is not a post on Jane Austen. Rather it is a moment in time when I saw the true human spirit, and like … Continue reading →

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England Changes Under George III’s Reign

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

England Under George III In 1762, the year that George III and his wife Queen Charlotte gave the English people the first heir born to a ruling monarch since the “Old Pretender,” James II’s son (1688), Britain was on the … Continue reading →

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Beware of Using Images from Google Searches

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Recently, author Roni Loren shared her unfortunate experience of being sued for using copyrighted photos in a blog, pictures she had found on a Google search and pictures she had thought would be acceptable if she added to a personal, not-for-profit … Continue reading →

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